Australia coal news

BHP has signed a firm renewable power purchasing agreement to meet half of its electricity needs across its Queensland coal mines from low emissions sources, including solar and wind.

A coal mine worker was recently found deceased at the Springvale mine in New South Wales, Australia.

Modular Mining has recently announced that Glencore has selected the its fleet management and machine guidance systems to support the United Wambo Joint Venture project.

Mining3 and CR Digital have announced a partnership with the next phase of development in Top of Coal technology.

The Queensland Resources Council has applauded QCoal’s Indigenous participation rates at the company’s Byerwen coal mine in Central Queensland, Australia.

Bis has been awarded an extension to its long-term contract with AGL Macquarie to continue equipment hire and site services in New South Wales, Australia.

The PBE team in Tomago recently completed the supply of a certified flameproof enclosure for a Wildcat Miner for an engineering company in Queensland, Australia.

Traditional Owners from the Jangga people in central Queensland have welcomed workers to the Carmichael Rail Network with traditional dance and smoking ceremonies at several cultural sites along the rail corridor.

The Queensland Resources Council has recently told a state parliamentary committee that the state’s investment profile in resources would slip even further unless the government committed to keeping royalties at current levels for the next 10 years.

Kris Porter, Adrian Maré and Shane Hickey, Metso, Australia, discuss changes to Australian coal prep plants in the last 10 years.